II Traditional Karate Santa Claus Cup – Boston 2015

 

II Traditional Karate Santa Claus Cup has now passed to history. This year’s edition was abundant in emotions both related to the tournament itself as well as the visiting guests: the Mayor of Boston, Mr Richard Austin (accompanied by his wife, former Mayor of Boston, Mrs Alison Austin), and most expected Mr Santa Claus with his magic sack-full of Xmas presents. Our junior athletes then tried their strengths at the disco and a buffet-load of snacks and beverages.

 

The Annual event, aimed at the youngest practitioners of Traditional Karate, gathered the excess of 90 participants both in the morning training sessions and the competition itself. Nearly 100% increase in numbers (as compared to the previous year), only confirms that the idea has been well conceived and targeted, and so, is supposed to attract even more attention in the future. It is worth noticing that the overall level of presentation was well above last year’s. Most of the young athletes proved to have made great progress and most of the last year’s favourites were heavily challenged.

 

There also took place the second General Assembly of TKFGB. Among others, suggestions were made as for new events for the upcoming year 2016. The event calendar to be presented by the end of current year.

 

The results are as follows:

 

Individual Kata up to 7 kyu – 2007 & younger:

1) Dawid Wisniewski – TKC Okami Bournemouth

2) Miron Wozniak – TKC Okami Bournemouth

3) Zosia Labuda – TKA Boston

3) Konstancja Dzierzanowska – TKC Okami Bournemouth

 

Individual Kata up to 7 kyu – 2006 & older:

1) Jason Lopez – TKA Loughborough

2) Victoria Kalli – TKC Nyuanshin London

3) Julia Grudkowska – TKA Boston

3) Max Brusniak – TKC Nyuanshin London

 

Individual Kata 6 kyu+  – 2006 & younger:

1) Patryk Kojro – TKC Okami Bournemouth

2) Adriana Peiseniece – TKA Boston

3) Patryk Godzisz – TKA Boston

3) Alina Rubina – TKA Boston

 

Individual Kata 6 kyu+  – 2005 & older:

1) Matviejs Pekuskins – TKA Boston

2) Filip Maichrzak – TKA Boston

3) Kornelia Malczewska – TKA Boston

3) Kacper Wielgosz – TKA Spalding

 

Individual Kumite 6 kyu+ up to 150cm:

1) Patryk Kojro – TKC Okami Bournemouth

2) Adriana Peiseniece – TKA Boston

3) Patryk Godzisz – TKA Boston

3) Matthew Everett – TKC Okami Bournemouth

 

Individual Kumite 6 kyu+ above 150cm:

1) Kornelia Malczewska – TKA Boston

2) Alex Podolskiy – WTKA

3) Filip Majchrzak – TKA Boston

3) David Swiech – TKA Boston

 

Team Kata:

1. Okami 3 – TKC Okami Bournemouth

Matthew Everett, Jakub Kowalski, Kacper Leszczynski

2.  TKAS – TKA Spalding

Kacper Wielgosz, Timofiej Kabak, Emils Zarins

3. TKAB 2 – TKA Boston

     Adriana Peiseniece, Matviejs Pekuskins, Patryk Godzisz

3. TKAB 1 – TKA Boston

    Kornelia Malczewska, Filip Majchrzak, David Swiech

 

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XXXII Traditional Karate European Championship 17 – 18 October 2015

IV Traditional Karate European Children’s Cup

 

During XXXII WTKF European Championship in Traditional Karate, which ended in Vilnius on Sunday 18 October, the representative of Traditional Karate-Do Federation of Great Britain, Anna Machtylska, won the bronze medal in the senior category, in competition Fuku-go.

In the Championships in the Siemens Arena there were several hundred athletes from 15 countries competing. At the same time the IV European Traditional Karate Children’s Cup was held, where also the representatives of the TKFGB’s youngest gave the account of high performance. In individual kata competitions Casper Wielgosz and Jayson Lopez finished on the podium, winning silver medals.

In addition to the junior finalists, our team, in the number of 9 seniors and 15 juniors, can boast a considerable number of quarter-finalists which was in itself a remarkable achievement, taking into account the general, very high technical level of the tournament and a huge number of athletes. The following TKFGB members had a chance to fight to enter the final four: Kirils Snikeris, Adriana Peiseniece Philip Majchrzak and Matveis Pekuskins in junior kata. Pawel Kutermankiewicz reached the quarter-finals in senior individual kumite.

”Looking at the results of our team in Vilnius, I can state that consistent work during our training and the training system which we implement, brought about the desired results. Especially enjoying is the first ever medal for TKFGB, captured in an event of international rank by Anna Machtylska. Having secured the bronze in fuku-go, or double-discipline competition requiring excellent preparation in both kata and kumite, Anna demonstrated that she belongs to the best female fighters of Traditional Karate in Europe. Noteworthy is also a great form of Pawel Kutermankiewicz, who, just as in last year’s World Championships in Geneva, could only be defeated in individual kumite in the fight for the bronze medal” – summed up TKFGB president, sensei Zbigniew Godzisz – 3 Dan.

 

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